Élisabeth SALVAIL

(b. 14 February 1729 , Sorel, Canada, New France d. 6 January 1804 , Sorel, Lower Canada )

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Élisabeth SALVAIL was born 14 February 1729 in Sorel, Canada, New France

Élisabeth SALVAIL was the child of Pierre SALVAIL (SALVAYE) dit TREMONT and Geneviève HUS PAUL and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre SALVAIL (SALVAYE) DE FROMENT and Marie-Catherine ROY (maternal) Paul HUS and Jeanne BAILLARGEON

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Élisabeth married Charles PELOQUIN dit FELIX 7 January 1752 in Sorel, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 16 children.
Charles PELOQUIN dit FELIX was born 16 January 1727 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Charles died 26 February 1789 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Charles was the child of Felix PELOQUIN dit CREDIT and Marie PELLETIER dite ANTAYA.

Élisabeth SALVAIL died 6 January 1804 in Sorel, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Family and Children of Élisabeth SALVAIL

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Élisabeth SALVAIL married

Charles PELOQUIN dit FELIX-- Date: 7 January 1752 Place: Sorel, Canada, New France

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Charles PELOQUIN dit FELIX was the child of Felix PELOQUIN dit CREDIT and Marie PELLETIER dite ANTAYA

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Children of Charles PELOQUIN dit FELIX and Élisabeth SALVAIL:

Felix PELOQUIN dit FELIX (b.15 October 1752, Sorel, Canada, New France d. 21 October 1752, Sorel, Canada, New France )

Michel PELOQUIN dit FELIX (b.29 September 1753, Sorel, Canada, New France d. 31 August 1754, Sorel, Canada, New France )

Marie-Catherine PÉLOQUIN dite FÉLIX (b.15 September 1754, Sorel, Canada, New France d. 22 May 1822, Sorel, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste PELLETIER dit ANTAYA 19 February 1776 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marie-Charlotte PELOQUIN dite FELIX (b.10 September 1755, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France d. 28 February 1756, , Québec Province, Canada )

Marie PÉLOQUIN dite FÉLIX (b.22 July 1757, Sorel, Canada, New France d. 3 November 1800, Sorel, Lower Canada )
m. Pierre LAVALLÉE 8 November 1779 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marie-Anne PELOQUIN (b.9 December 1758, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France d. 3 November 1800, , Québec Province, Canada )

Madeleine PÉLOQUIN dite FÉLIX (b.9 January 1760, Sorel, Canada d. 12 November 1821, Sorel, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph HUS MILLET 19 February 1776 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Charles-Michel PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX (b.5 February 1761, Sorel, Canada d. 27 April 1829, Sorel, Lower Canada )
m. Françoise DECAMBRE (CAMBRAY) 25 November 1783 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Pierre PELOQUIN dit FELIX (b.23 July 1762, Sorel, Canada d. 26 June 1842, Sorel, Canada East )

Geneviève PELOQUIN dite FÉLIX (b.15 October 1763, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada d. 27 June 1821, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada )
m. Antoine VANDAL 9 May 1785 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marie-Josephe PELOQUIN dite FELIX (b.18 June 1765, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada d. 16 July 1765, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada )

Joseph PELOQUIN dit FELIX (b.13 May 1766, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada d. 24 July 1766, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada )

Angélique PELOQUIN dite FELIX (b.14 June 1767, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada d. 26 June 1767, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada )

Marie-Louise-Amable PELOQUIN dite FELIX (b.5 June 1768, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada d. 3 July 1768, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada )

Charles-Rosalie PELOQUIN dite FÉLIX (b.27 January 1770, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada d. 11 March 1842, Sorel, Canada East )
m. Joseph-Ignace HUS COURNOYER 4 October 1790 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Antoine PELOQUIN dit FELIX (b.10 June 1771, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada d. 25 August 1771, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada )

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1729 Birth
14 February 1729
Sorel, Canada, New France

1752 Marriage / Partner
Élisabeth SALVAIL and Charles PELOQUIN dit FELIX 7 January 1752, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

She was 22 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Felix PELOQUIN dit FELIX was born 15 October 1752, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Élisabeth was 23 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1753 Birth of Child
Michel PELOQUIN dit FELIX was born 29 September 1753, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Élisabeth was 24 years old.

1754 Death of Child
Michel PELOQUIN dit FELIX died 31 August 1754, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Élisabeth was 25 years old.

1754 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine PÉLOQUIN dite FÉLIX was born 15 September 1754, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Élisabeth was 25 years old.

1755 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte PELOQUIN dite FELIX was born 10 September 1755, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Élisabeth was 26 years old.

1756 Death of Child
Marie-Charlotte PELOQUIN dite FELIX died 28 February 1756, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Élisabeth was 27 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Marie PÉLOQUIN dite FÉLIX was born 22 July 1757, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Élisabeth was 28 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne PELOQUIN was born 9 December 1758, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Élisabeth was 29 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Madeleine PÉLOQUIN dite FÉLIX was born 9 January 1760, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Élisabeth was 30 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Charles-Michel PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX was born 5 February 1761, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Élisabeth was 31 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Pierre PELOQUIN dit FELIX was born 23 July 1762, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Élisabeth was 33 years old.

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1763 Birth of Child
Geneviève PELOQUIN dite FÉLIX was born 15 October 1763, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Élisabeth was 34 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe PELOQUIN dite FELIX was born 18 June 1765, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Élisabeth was 36 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Joseph PELOQUIN dit FELIX was born 13 May 1766, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Élisabeth was 37 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Angélique PELOQUIN dite FELIX was born 14 June 1767, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Élisabeth was 38 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise-Amable PELOQUIN dite FELIX was born 5 June 1768, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Élisabeth was 39 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Charles-Rosalie PELOQUIN dite FÉLIX was born 27 January 1770, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Élisabeth was 40 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Antoine PELOQUIN dit FELIX was born 10 June 1771, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Élisabeth was 42 years old.

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

1776 Marriage of Child
Madeleine PÉLOQUIN dite FÉLIX married 19 February 1776, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Joseph HUS MILLET

1776 Marriage of Child
Marie-Catherine PÉLOQUIN dite FÉLIX married 19 February 1776 , Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Jean-Baptiste PELLETIER dit ANTAYA

1779 Marriage of Child
Marie PÉLOQUIN dite FÉLIX married 8 November 1779, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Pierre LAVALLÉE

1783 Marriage of Child
Charles-Michel PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX married 25 November 1783, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Françoise DECAMBRE (CAMBRAY)

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage of Child
Geneviève PELOQUIN dite FÉLIX married 9 May 1785, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Antoine VANDAL

1789 Death of Spouse/Partner
Charles PELOQUIN dit FELIX died 26 February 1789, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

1790 Marriage of Child
Charles-Rosalie PELOQUIN dite FÉLIX married 4 October 1790, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Joseph-Ignace HUS COURNOYER

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1800 Death of Child
Marie PÉLOQUIN dite FÉLIX died 3 November 1800, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Élisabeth was 71 years old.

1800 Death of Child
Marie-Anne PELOQUIN died 3 November 1800, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Élisabeth was 71 years old.

1804 Death
6 January 1804
Sorel, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 74.

Elisabeth is buried at: Ancien Cimetière (2nd) de Sorel - St Pierre Parish - Established in 1702

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